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U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, Miami — Army Col. Christopher Gehler recieves the Joint Task Force-Bravo guide-on for from Marine Corps Brig. Gen David Garza, chief of staff, U.S. Southern Command, during a change of command ceremony at the U.S. Southern Command Headquarters in Miami September 3. Joint Task Force-Bravo is one of three task forces under U.S. Southern Command. JTF-Bravo's primary mission is to provide command and control, administrative and logistical support for exercises, deployments and humanitarian and civic assistance projects conducted throughout Central America (Courtesy photo).

Sept. 3, 2009

New commander assumes command of JTF-Bravo

U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, Miami — Army Col. Christopher Gehler assumed command of Joint Task Force-Bravo from Army Col. Richard

SAN FERNANDO, El Salvador — Aurelia Lopez, 87, receives medicine from a Honduran soldier after seeing an American doctor in the medical readiness and training exercise here Aug. 26. Ms. Lopez walked two hours round-trip to the medical exercise, where she received medical care for the first time in 40 years. A team of personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo, the Salvadoran military and the Salvadoran Ministry of Health worked together during the two-day medical exercise to provide free medical care to more than 900 patients (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Jennifer Richard).

Aug. 31, 2009

MEDRETE provides free medical care to El Salvador villagers

SAN FERNANDO, El Salvador — Eighty-seven year-old Aurelia Lopez walked two hours round-trip through the mountains of El Salvador

Aug. 27, 2009

U.S., Salvadoran team concludes medical exercise in El Salvador

SAN FERNANDO, El Salvador — A combined U.S., Salvadoran team provided medical care to more than 900 patients during a medical

SAN FERNANDO, El Salvador – Army Lt. Col. Marie Dominguez, Medical Element commander, Joint Task Force-Bravo, checks the heartbeat of a Salvadoran patient during a Medical Training Exercise here Aug. 25. During the two-day MEDRETE, a combined U.S. and Salvadoran team provide free medical care to those most in need. In the MEDRETE’s first day, the medical team treated 364 Salvadoran patients (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Jennifer Richard).

Aug. 26, 2009

U.S., Salvadoran team provides medical care to 364 Salvadorans

SAN FERNANDO, El Salvador — A combined team of U.S. and Salvadoran personnel provided medical care to 364 Salvadorans Tuesday in

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert Robinson, U.S. Army South deputy of state provost martial, and the course instructor, demonstrates a brachial plexus clavicle notch technique on Army Staff Sgt. Pedro Navarro Aug. 20 at the JSF compound while Air Force staff sergeants Gary Stacey and Scottie Trimble observe his technique. Sergeant Robinson came to Soto Cano to provide nonlethal training to the Joint Security Forces members in order to get all the deployed members qualified. Some of the things they learned were riot control, advanced techniques with the baton and pressure point control (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff. Sgt. Chad Thompson).

Aug. 26, 2009

Security forces train to protect, defend with nonlethal force

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The Joint Security Forces members here received their yearly nonlethal qualification training

Aug. 19, 2009

Joint Task Force-Bravo assists in search for missing hiker

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel deployed today in support of a personnel recovery mission in search

CORINTO, Nicaragua — Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Matthew Shaw directs a UH-60 Army Blackhawk helicopter performing Deck Landing Qualifications aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort here July 9 during Continuing Promise 2009 (CP09). The helicopter is assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo, U.S. Southern Command's forward-deployed response force stationed in Soto Cano AFB, Honduras, and is assisting CP09 teams with personnel movement and logistics here. CP09 combines U.S. military and interagency personnel, non-governmental organizations, civil service mariners, academic and partner nations to provide medical, dental, veterinary and engineering services afloat and ashore alongside host nation personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Snow)

July 10, 2009

Blackhawk assists USNS Comfort during humanitarian mission

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Miller, Joint Task Force Bravo, briefs more than 150 Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen who participated in the Independence Day 5k fun run here July 2. The runners received a T-shirt, and the first and second place male and female received prizes such as coffee cups, hats and lawn chairs (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Thompson).

July 3, 2009

Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen participate in 5k fun run

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — One of the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment’s UH-60 Blackhawks takes off here today en route to Nicaragua. The Blackhawk crew, along with two other helicopters assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo, will support the hospital ship USNS Comfort’s humanitarian and civic assistance mission in Nicaragua. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Thompson)

July 1, 2009

Honduras-based U.S. Army Helicopters Deploy to Nicaragua in Support of Humanitarian Mission

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Three U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo here are deploying to

June 26, 2009

JTF-Bravo concludes medical exercise in Poptun; more than 1,800 treated

POPTUN, Guatemala — More than 1,800 residents of the Poptun area received medical treatment during a medical readiness

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